Salma Arabi

Health Management & Leadership

Salma Arabi

BAppSc(Ex&SportSc), BHlth&BiomedSc(Hons), PhD(MedSc)

Head of Discipline, Digital Health

Salma Arabi is an early career academic, with a dedicated focus on advancing knowledge in digital health. She completed a PhD in medical sciences with a focus on navigating international healthcare partnerships, and her research interests centre around digital health leadership.

Salma has been actively contributing to the digital health landscape through her work as a researcher and translational scientist on the Global Specialist Digital Health Workforce 2023. She has also been a lead researcher on projects involving digital health partnerships at RMIT University.

Salma also has experience delivering training sessions in digital health, specifically in foundations of digital health. Her commitment to staying abreast with the latest developments in digital health is evidenced by her active participation in conferences such as MedInfo. Salma has positioned herself to become a digital health expert that will contribute substantively to both academic and practical application of digital health knowledge

  • Motor Control (RMIT University)
  • Foundations in Digital Health (RMIT University)
  • Health, Society & Paramedicine (CSU)

Developing Digital Health Grad Cert.

  • Leadership in international healthcare partnerships
  • Digital technologies in cross-border healthcare delivery
  • Policy and strategy development in digital health
  • Integration of digital health solutions in diverse healthcare settings
  • Translational research in digital health
  • Impact of digital innovations on healthcare outcomes

Currently working on projects related to digital health upskilling in the higher education workforce, women in digital health, specialist digital health census, and digital health in the aged care workforce.